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2 | These are the Daily Tech Headlines for Friday, September 17, 2021. I'm Rich Stroffolino. | |||||
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6 | Protocol's sources say Google plans to add free TV channels to Google TV, currently in talks with several free, ad-supported streaming television channels. On a Chromecast these would reportedly appear in a dedicated live TV menu, and presented alongside over-the-air programming on smart TVs. Google could have deals in place to begin streaming this fall, but may wait to launch the feature with smart TV partners in 2022. | https://www.protocol.com/chromecast-google-tv-fast-channels | ||||
7 | Apple and Google removed a tactical voting app created by an organization supporting the jailed Russian critic Alexei Navalny from Google Play and the App Store. Reuter's sources said earlier this week that Russian authorities had threatened fines if the app was not removed, claiming “election interference." A reported response by Apple about the removal cited the Kremlin's classification as some pro-Navalny organizations as "extremist' groups as the cause for the removal. | |||||
8 | The US Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 that health apps are subject to a rule requiring reporting of data breaches. This vote clarifies that the 2009 Health Breach Notification Rule applies to these apps, which requires vendors handling health records to notify consumers of unauthorized access. | |||||
9 | Razer announced the Huntsman V2 and V2 Tenkeyless (meaning no number pad). Both have a polling rate of 8,000 Hertz, 8 times faster than the originall Huntsman keyboard line. The keyboard's optical switches use infrared to detect when they've been pressed. Razer is promising near zero latency. The full size V2 costs $190 with clicks switches or $200 with quieter linear switches and the Tenkeyless is $150 or $160. All are on sale now. | https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/16/22677126/razer-huntsman-v2-8000hz-optical-mechanical-switches-clicky-linear-input-lag | ||||
10 | A new paper in Nature by Google AI researchers demonstrated how a deep learning system could detect abnormal chest x-rays with accuracy that matches that of professional radiologists. This system doesn't identify specific conditions, which would require multiple models trained for each condition, rather it detects whether a chest scan is normal or contains clinically actionable findings. The researchers hope the system can augement the work of radiologists by increasing productivity and speeding up the clinical process. | |||||
11 | WeChat updated its messaging service to allow users to access previously blocked external services from rivals, including Taobao and links to ByteDance's video app Douyin. This is in compliance with a recent warnings from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for large tech platforms in China to stop blocking links to rival services. | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-17/tencent-opens-wechat-to-rivals-links-as-china-app-walls-crumble | ||||
12 | Microsoft began testing a new photos app in Windows 11 in its Dev channel, offering a filmstip of small thumbnails at the bottom of the window when viewing an image. There's also a new multi-view feature to compare a selection of photos in a single window. The editing toolbar also now offers quick access to third-party photo editors. | https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/17/22679132/microsoft-windows-11-new-photos-app-design-features | ||||
13 | NFT trading marketplace OpenSea announced Wednesday that it has accepted head of product Nate Chastain's resignation and has asked a third party to review its approach to unethical behavior. The announcement follows accusations that Chastain operated secret wallets that consistently showed purchases of NFTs shortly before being featured on OpenSea's home page. | https://www.engadget.com/opensea-nft-insider-trader-resigns-190502174.html?src=rss | ||||
14 | One curious thing in Apple's event this week, the company didn't boast of specific performance gains for its new A15 Bionic chip. A look at CPU statistics uploaded by Geekbench users show that the iPhone 13 offers 10% higher single core and 20% higher multicore scores than the iPhone 12, while GPU performance saw a 15% bump. There are a limited number of benchmarks available for the iPhone 13 on Geekbench, so take this with a grain of salt. | https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/09/16/a15-benchmarks-reveal-nearly-21-cpu-performance-gain-over-a14 | ||||
15 | Microsoft confirmed the consumer version of Office 2021 will be released on October 5th, the same day as Windows 11. This is the pay once single license version of Office, rather than an Office 365 subscription. The company also announced that Office Long Term Servicing Channel, designed for commercial customers who cannot update software frequently, is now generally available on Windows and macOS. | https://www.techradar.com/news/office-2021-will-ship-alongside-ltsc-and-windows-11-on-october-5 | ||||
16 | The English inventor Sir Clive Sinclair passed away at the age of 81. Sinclair was the inventor of the ZX series of computers, which in 1980 was the UK's first mass-market home computer for less than £100. He was also an inventor of electric vehicles, releasing the Sinclair C5 electric vehicle in 1985, and Sinclair Zike electric bike in 1992. | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58587521 | ||||
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